President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday officially entered the race for July 20 presidential elections, setting up a rematch following 2014 presidential elections marred by allegations of systematic frauds and massive irregularities by the two leading candidates -- Ghani and Abdullah. 
 
The irregularities in the 2014 elections led to the formation of the national unity government after three months of political stalemate. Ghani and Abdullah signed a power-sharing agreement brokered by the then US Secretary of State John Kerry. 
 
Ghani’s running mates are Amarullah Saleh, a stanch anti-Pakistan veteran and former head of Afghanistan’s intelligence agency who led the body from 2004 until his resignation in 2010. Incumbent Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish who is also a prominent law expert is running as Ghani’s second vice president.
 
In this episode of Mehwar, host Masoud Malik discusses the topic with Ahmadullah Alizai, head of Milli Bansat party.